From Poltergeist and The Shining to Nightmare on Elm Street and The Thing, these are the best horror movies of the 1980s.

Horror films have always been popular with fans, but critical acclaim was often a different story. However, in the 1970s, thanks to movies such as The Exorcist and Alien, horror also started to garner ...

The 1980s were a peak decade for horror. My favorite 1980s horror movie transcends the genre and has influenced it profoundly. It’s also one of the few horror movies that routinely appears on lists of ...

Ask most horror fans about the genre’s best decade, and the overwhelming majority will likely agree that it’s the 1980s. But not every movie from the '80s is a classic. Even at the high point of ...

It’s always the right time to watch a good horror movie. But October is prime spooky season, and to stream a merely OK horror movie just seems wrong. To avoid doing the scariest month of the year ...

When it comes to ’80s horror, classics like The Shining, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Friday the 13th often steal the spotlight. But for every iconic slasher and haunted hotel, there’s a treasure ...

The movie features Motörhead’s 1980 hit “Ace of Spades” during the opening credits, setting the soundtrack up for success immediately. Furthermore, Jon Mikl Thor, who also has the lead role of the ...

Daniel is a 27-year-old List Writer for Collider living in the south suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. As an avid film buff, he watches and analyzes many films and TV shows, especially in the horror genre ...